Culture of Ancient Greece

Culture of Ancient Greece

By Ann Ketcherside

ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS

1. I can describe the different governments of ancient Greece.

2. I can explain the social gender roles, military and government of ancient Sparta & Athens.

3. I can describe the religion and language of ancient Greece.​

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• REVIEW THE SOURCE ON THE NEXT SLIDE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENTS OF ANCIENT GREECE.

• CHECK YOUR NOTES & ADD ANY NEW NOTES TO YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.

• HIGHLIGHT NEW NOTES IN YELLOW.

The Four Governments of Ancient Greece.

9-20-16_HOMEWORK-Governments Article.pdf - Google Drive

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Multiple Choice

A king ruled in a ___________.

• tyranny

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

Multiple Choice

The kings of ancient Greece had the power to

• make laws & judge crimes

• collect & set taxes

• lead the military & religious ceremonies

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

At first, the Greek kings were chosen by the people of the

city-state.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In an ________, the power to make

decisions is in the hands of a small group of rich men.

• tyranny

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

Multiple Choice

Most kings had councils of

advisors (a wealthy man) who helped them

make decisions.

• True

• False

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_______became known for holding

power through cruel and unfair methods.

• oligarchies

• tyrants

• monarchies

• democracies

Multiple Choice

Most tyrants tried to scare the people into

accepting their power.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

All tyrants were bad and did not help ordinary people.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A _____ is another word for a tyrant.

• president

• king

• aristocrat

• dictator

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Oligarchies were often unfair to poor people.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This type of government gave power to the people.

• monarchy

• tyranny

• democracy

• oligarchy

Multiple Choice

In a democracy government, the power to make decisions is given to

• the king

• the dictator

• wealthy people

• ordinary citizens

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In a democracy government, the people rule by voting.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In a democracy, citizens could

• propose laws

• be part of a jury who decided punishments

• vote on laws

• all of the above

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One disadvantage of a democracy is that people could be bribed to take sides or for votes.

• true

• false

SPARTA AND ATHENS

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What type of government was used in Sparta and early Athens?

• monarchy

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• democracy

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Why was the military so important to Sparta?

• Sparta was continuously under attack by other city-states.

• Spartans were afraid of a slave rebellion.

• The Spartans earned their wealth through the army.

• Spartans wanted to have the most soldiers in their military.

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For Athenian women, life revolved around home and family.

• True

• False

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Sparta did not like visitors and foreigners to the city-state.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Women in Sparta had less freedom than women in other city-states.

• True

• False

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Children in ____ had a well-rounded education learning how to read, write, sing, play music, and do math.

• Sparta

• Athens

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In Athens, a man can only become a citizen if his parents are born in Athens and he was born in Athens.

• True

• False

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Spartan girls were trained in sports to become healthy mothers and lived at home.

• True

• False

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If a war broke out, all male citizens in Athens are required to fight in the military.

• True

• False

GREEK LANGUAGE & RELIGION

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Multiple Choice

The ancient Greeks modeled their alphabet after the

• Egyptians

• Cuneiform

• Phoenicians

• Arabs

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The ancient Greeks and Phoenicians did not have any vowels in their original alphabet.

• True

• False

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Many modern words have a Greek origin.

• True

• False

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All regions of ancient Greece had the same dialect in the language.

• True

• False

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The ancient Greek people believed

• in many gods

• in one God

• in no religion

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The ancient Greeks believed their gods

• controlled nature

• influenced human lives

• were not all-powerful

• all of the above

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How did the ancient Greeks honor their gods?

• festivals

• offering gifts

• holding rituals

• all answers

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The ancient Greeks did not believe in an afterlife.

• True

• False